Appointment

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William J. Bratton, sharing the stage with then-Mayor James Hahn, right, City Councilwoman Janice Hahn and other council members, holds an LAPD shirt at a news conference Oct. 11, 2002, after the council confirmed Bratton as L.A.'s new police chief.

William J. Bratton, sharing the stage with then-Mayor James Hahn, right, City Councilwoman Janice Hahn and other council members, holds an LAPD shirt at a news conference Oct. 11, 2002, after the council confirmed Bratton as L.A.'s new police chief. (Lee Celano / Associated Press)

William J. Bratton, sharing the stage with then-Mayor James Hahn, right, City Councilwoman Janice Hahn and other council members, holds an LAPD shirt at a news conference Oct. 11, 2002, after the council confirmed Bratton as L.A.'s new police chief.